On Jun 4, 2005, at 3:31 PM, Jim Sofa wrote: > Group, Please advise me what to do. I recently purchased a > computer, monitor and printer combo at Compusa. The deal was for me > to receive rebates. I'm owed about $300 or so because Compusa and > Envision, the Monitor company, said I didn't send the barcode with > my rebate forms. > Now, I'm a librarian and know what a barcode is and I sent all I > thought they needed very carefully. Nevertheless, they said they > didn't receive the BC from the monitor and that I'm out of luck. My > only mistake was in not making a copy of the BC from the monitor, > but only because I thought the orginal from the box would suffice > and that a reputable company such as Compusa would pay me my rebate. > > So far, only HP (the printer manufacturer) has given me my rebate. > > I['m] asking for advice and providing warning to future purchases > from Compusa. > > > Rebate Madness - How To Defend Yourself Against Ruthless Rebate Scams http://www.consumeraffairs.com/consumerism/rebate_madness01.html Phil